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TAYLOR STOCKTONWENNY CHANG

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LAMARU N I V E R S I T Y

WOMEN’S GOLF

2015-16

Lamar University Women’s Golf

22016 Information Guide #PeckEm

The Southland’s Best

2015 SLC Champions

SLC Team ChampionsLamar University 6Texas State 3

SLC Individual ChampionsLamar University 4Sam Houston State 3



LU Women’s GolfQUICK FACTSSchool Name ...................................................... Lamar UniversityLocation ............................................................. Beaumont, TexasFounded ................................................................................ 1923Enrollment .......................................................................... 14,899Nickname ............................................... Cardinals/Lady CardinalsColors ............................................. Red (Pantone 199) and WhiteConference .................................................................... SouthlandPresident ..................................................... Dr. Kenneth R. EvansDirector of Athletics ......................................... Jason HendersonAssociate AD/SWA .................................................... Helene ThillAthletics Phone ...................................................... 409-880-2248

COACHING STAFFHead Coach .................................... Jessica Steward (1st Season)Alma Mater ..................................................................Miami, 2008Office Phone ........................................................... 409-880-7392Email ............................................................ [email protected]

MEDIA RELATIONSGolf Contact ..................................................................Pat Murray Office Phone ................................................... 409-880-2323 Cell Phone ...................................................... 409-651-0521 E-mail ................................................ [email protected] Relations Fax ............................................... 409-880-2338Athletics Website ......................................... LamarCardinals.com

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Facts ................................................................................. 1Lamar University ........................................................................ 2Southeast Texas ....................................................................... 10Schedule .................................................................................... 29

2015-16 LU CardinalsTeam Picture .............................................................................. 12Roster ........................................................................................ 13Head Coach Jessica Steward .................................................. 14Student-Athlete Profiles ........................................................... 16

2014-15 In ReviewFinal Statistics ........................................................................... 23Tournament Results .................................................................. 23

Lamar University TraditionPostseason History .................................................................. 25Conference Championships ..................................................... 26Lady Cardinal Invitational ......................................................... 26Honors and Awards ................................................................... 27LU Women’s Golf History ......................................................... 28



2015-16 ROSTERName Ht. Yr./Exp. Hometown Previous SchoolWenny Chang 5-5 Jr./2L Hsinchu, Taiwan Montverde AcademyOlivia Le Roux 5-7 So./1L Brackenfell, South Africa Brackenfell HSKura Poko 5-8 Fr./HS Sydney,Australia Westfield Sports HSFelicia Sauceda 5-4 So./HS Nederland, Texas Nederland HSTaylor Stockton 5-7 Sr./3L Clear Lake, Texas Clear Lake HS

Head Coach: Jessica Steward (First Season)



Jessica StewardHead Coach1st Season



Jessica StewardHead Coach1st Season

Jessica Steward was named Lamar Universi-ty women’s golf coach July 2, 2015, taking over a program that has surged to the top of the Southland Conference, winning three straight league titles.

Steward comes to Beaumont after spending the previous seven seasons as the women’s head coach at IPFW where she guided the Mastodon program to its most successful run in school history. IPFW continued its improve-ment under Steward’s guidance culminating in record-setting seasons her final two years. The Mastodons recorded the lowest stroke average in program history during the 2013-14 season, and posted their highest finish at the Summit League Championships. IPFW followed that up by setting a new school record for low stroke average this past year. Steward’s teams ac-counted for four of the top-five team scores in school history for 18, 36 and 54 holes.

During the 2013-14 campaign, Steward coached IPFW to its first tournament win in program history at the 2014 Bulldog Florida Invitational, along with the program’s first individual medalist in Brenna Sherwood. Under Steward’s guidance, former IPFW golfer Allison Curtis set an all-time program record for low-est season average, and Ashton Taft became the first Mastodon women’s golfer named to the Summit League All-Tournament team.

A certified LPGA golf instructor, Steward’s athletes have also proven themselves in the classroom. She has coached 12 WGCA Aca-demic All-Americans through the 2013-14 season, and has four athletes who were nom-inated for those honors following the 2014-15 campaign. IPFW was recognized for posting one of the top-10 team GPAs in the country following the 2012-13 season.

In addition to her role as golf coach at IPFW, Steward was also active in the community. She

established an annual scholar-ship donation and increased the program’s presence with-in the Fort Wayne community.

Originally from Mystic, Conn., Steward played high school golf on the boys’ team at Fitch Senior High School. She won the New England High School Girls’ Championship, and was named all-state and All-New England during her senior season. Steward started her collegiate career at Boston College, where she averaged 79.62 strokes per round, finishing inside of the top-10 in five of her 11 tournaments.

She transferred to Miami after her open-ing college season and played her final three collegiate seasons with the Hurricanes. During her time in Miami, Steward was ranked 33rd nationally according to Golfstat. A former team captain, Steward was named Academic All-ACC while recording the lowest two and three-round tournament scores in program history as a junior.

Steward graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami in 2008. She has completed work toward a master’s degree in organizational leadership and higher education administration.



Wenny ChangJunior

Chang’s Career StatsSeason Tourn. Rnds Strks Avg. Low Rd Top Finish 2013-14 12 35 2636 75.30 70-ULM Fred Marx Invitational 1-Harold Funston Invitational2014-15 11 31 2310 74.52 67-NM State Aggie Invitational T1-Southland Conference ChampionshipsTotals 23 66 4946 74.94 67-NM State Aggie Invitational 1-Harold Funston Invitational



The 2015 Southland Conference Golf-er of the Year ... 2014 SLC Freshman of the Year ... Two-time first-team All-Southland Conference ... Three-time SLC Golfer of the Month ... Carded a hole-in-one at the HBU Husky Invitational.

2014-15 SEASONSouthland Conference Golfer of the Year ... Played in 11 tournaments, lead-ing the Southland with a 74.5 stroke average ... Posted six top-10 finishes, and three top-five finishes ... Had four rounds of 70 or lower, including a sea-son-low round of 67 at the New Mexico State Aggie Invitational ... Was tied for 85th at the NCAA Regional Champion-ships with a three-round 235 ... Closed out the regular season playing some of her best golf of the year recording two runner-up finishes, and tying for first place at the 2015 Southland Conference Championships ... Recorded a sea-son-best score of 218 three times (Fe-dEx Memphis Intercollegiate, NM State Aggie Invitational and Wyoming Cowgirl Classic) ... Carded a hole-in-one in the opening round of the HBU Husky Invita-tional ... Sank a 20-foot putt on the 18th green to force a playoff at the Southland Conference Championships ... Fired a

three-round 77-74-69 -- 220 to lead La-mar to a conference-record third-straight Southland title ... Named the Southland Conference Golfer of the Month for April.

2013-14 SEASONHad a huge impact during her rookie season ... Named Southland Confer-ence Freshman of the Year, and first-team All-SLC after leading the league with a 75.30 stroke average ... Two-time SLC Golfer of the Month ... Led the team at four events ... Recorded eight top-10 finishes and five top-five finish-es, which included the individual title at SHSU Harold Funston Invitational ... Fired a two-over 71-71-73 - 215 (+2) to win the annual tournament in Huntsville ... The 215 was her lowest three-round score of the season ... Carded six par, or better, rounds during the year ... Recorded a season-low round of 70 at the ULM Fred Marx Invitational ... Was named SLC Golfer of the Month in October after recording two top-10 finishes, while guiding the Cardinals to two top-three team finishes ... Also received the monthly honor in February after recording two top-four finishes and guiding Lamar to a team title at the Is-lander Classic ... Closed out the season by recording an 84th-place finish at the NCAA Regionals.

PRIOR TO LUPlayed at the Montverde Academy ... Won the FCWT Junior Golf Champion-ship ... Named the 2013 Sportsman of the Year at the Gary Gilchrist Golf Acad-emy ... Won the 2013 FCWT Feather Sound event by overcoming a three-shot deficit in the final round ... Notched a second-place finish at the IMG Junior Golf Tour at Eagle Creek by posting a 71-72 - 143 in 2012 ... Recorded a top-10 finish at the IJGT The Florida Swing at Falcon’s Fire.

The Chang File5-5 • Jr.-2L •

Hsinchu, TaiwanCAREER Bests Round 67, NM State Aggie InvitationalFinish 1st, 2 times



Olivia Le RouxSophomore

Le Roux’s Career StatsSeason Tourn. Rnds Strks Avg. Low Rd Top Finish 2014-15 3 9 697 77.44 70-NM State Aggie Invitational T38-Fed Ex Memphis Intercollegiate2014-15 3 9 697 77.44 70-NM State Aggie Invitational T38-Fed Ex Memphis Intercollegiate



Olivia Le RouxSophomore

2014-15 SEASONPlayed in three tournaments, recorded a 77.4 stroke average ... Recorded a season-low three-round score of 229 to finished tied for 51st at the New Mexi-co State Aggie Invitational ... Also fired a season-best round of 70 in the third round of the NM State Invitational ... Fin-ished tied for 38th at the FedEx Mem-phis Intercollegiate with a three-round 235.

2013-14 SEASONA mid-year enrollee ... Utilized her red-shirt season.

PRIOR TO LUA five-year letterwinner on the varsity golf team ... Named top junior golfer in 2009 ... Invited to play in the South African Junior Masters ... Was eighth at the 2013 junior masters tournament, but posted a runner-up finish in 2012 ... Carded a sixth-place finish in the 2012 South African Stroke Play Amateur ... Played in the 2012 South Africa Wom-en’s Open ... Her best round of a 68 at Bloemfontein Golf Course during the 2012 FS/NC Ladies Open ... Won the 2012 Devonale Golf Estate Ladies Club championship ... Top high school senior golfer ... Recipient of the Laureus Award

for Academic Achievement ... Also re-ceived the Boland Golf Award.

PERSONALDaughter of Francois and Iana Le Roux ... Born April 10, 1995, in Bellville, South Africa ... Began playing golf at age 9.

The Le Roux File5-7 • RS-So.-1L •

Bellville, South AfricaCAREER Bests Round 70, NM State Aggie InvitationalFinish T38, Fed Ex Memphis Intercollegiate



Taylor StocktonSenior

Stockton’s Career StatsSeason Tourn. Rnds Strks Avg. Low Rd Top Finish 2012-13 12 35 2735 78.10 73-Harold Funston Intercollegiate 4-LeTriomphe Collegiate Invitational2013-14 12 35 2658 75.90 71-ULM Fred Marx Invitational 2-Twice2014-15 11 31 2354 75.94 69-FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate 7-Southland Conference ChampionshipsTotals 35 7101 7747 76.70 69-FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate 2-Twice



Taylor StocktonSenior

Two-time All-Southland Conference selection ... A 2014 Academic All-South-land Conference honoree ... Recorded a hole-in-one in the Cowgirl Classic on the Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Country Club becoming the first female player in course history to record a hole-in-one during tournament play.

2014-15 SEASONA second-team All-Southland Confer-ence selection ... Joined teammate Nghi Ngo as the only two players in South-land history to win three consecutive league team titles ... Played in 11 tour-naments during the season, recording a top-10 finish ... Carded a 75.9 stroke average ... Fired the team’s second-low-est three-round score at the NCAA Re-gionals with a 76-74-76 -- 226 to finish tied for 68th ... Recorded a season-low round of 69 at the FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate ... Her three-round score of 219 was also her best overall score of the season ... Fired a 75-75-75 -- 225 to finish seventh overall at the SLC Cham-pionships.

2013-14 SEASONGarnered first-team All-Southland hon-ors following a season that saw her finish third in the conference with a 75.9 stroke average ... Led Lamar at three tournaments this season, including the first two of the season ... Was named conference golfer of the month for her efforts on the course ... Had four par, or better, rounds during the season, in-

cluding a season-low round of 71 at the ULM Fred Marx Invitational ... Recorded two runner-up finishes on the season, the first coming at the Fred Marx Invita-tional (71-72-73 - 216), while the other came at the HBU Husky Invitational (79-73-72 - 224) ... Her biggest highlight of the season came when she fired a hole-in-one on the final round of the Cowgirl Classic ... Fired a 77-76-76 - 229 to finish 10th at the SLC Championships ... Recorded the team’s second-lowest score at the NCAA Central Regional Championships, carding a 79-75-80 - 234 to tie for 73rd overall ... An Academ-ic All-SLC Selection.

2012-13 SEASONPlayed in all 12 tournaments ... Record-ed a 78.1 stroke average in 35 rounds ... Finished the season with three top-10 finishes and one top five ... Recorded her highest finish at the Le Triomphe Collegiate Invitational finishing fourth overall with a three-round 76-77-77 - 230 ... Was 11th at the Southland Con-ference Championships after shooting 75-76-74 - 225 (+9).

PRIOR TO LUFour-year letterwinner at Clear Lake High School ... Was named to the UIL Class 5A All-State First-Team as a junior ... Made it to the Texas Class 5A State Finals three straight years ... Was ranked as high as 31st by Golfweek for players in the 2012 graduating class ... Named the Player of the Year for the Texas Junior Golf Tour as a senior and posted three top 10 finishes in American Junior Golf Association events ... Gradu-ated cum laude from Clear Lake.

PERSONALTaylor Stockton was born on March 8, 1994, in Radford, Va. ... Daughter of Carl and Elaine Stockton ... Majoring in accounting.

The Stockton File5-7 • Sr.-3L •

Clear Lake, TexasCAREER Bests Round 69, FedEx Memphis IntercollegiateFinish 2nd, 2 times



Kura PokoFreshman

The Poko File5-8 • Fr.-HS •

Sydney, Australia

PRIOR TO LUThree-time winner of the Port Kembla Junior Open (2012, 2013, 2014) … Captured the 2013 Cook Islands National Golf Championship … Won the Australian Com-bined High School Stroke-Play title in 2013 … Attended Westfield Sports High School in Sydney, Australia, gradu-ating in December 2015.

PERSONALBorn Sept. 8, 1997, in Sydney, Australia … Daughter of Rangi and Matt Poko … Plans to major in social work at Lamar University … Has hopes of pursuing a career work-ing with underprivileged children.

PRIOR TO LUEarned four letters in golf and soccer at Nederland High School … Also earned two letters in volleyball … Three-time district golf champion while at Nederland, where she was the team MVP all four years … As a soccer player, was all-district and all-area player as a senior … Named team MVP as a senior after earning offensive player of the year honors as a sophomore and junior … Graduated in the top 5 percent of her class.

PERSONALBorn Nov. 27, 1994, in Port Arthur, Texas … Daughter of Rod and Kathryn Sauceda … Majoring in mechanical engineering.

The Sauceda File5-4 • So.-HS •

Port Arthur, Texas

Felicia SaucedaSophomore



2013-14 Final Season StatisticsTeam StatisticsSept. 8-9 FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate 4th of 12 Teams 302-293-293 -- 888 (+36)Sept. 19-21 Mason Rudolph Championships 8th of 15 Teams 307-292-303 -- 902 (+38)Sept. 22-24 Golfweek Conference Challenge 11th of 18 Teams 306-312-310 -- 928 (+64)Oct. 6-8 New Mexico State Aggie Invitational 8th of 14 Teams 302-300-279 -- 881 (+17)Feb. 15-16 Delta Gamma Challenge T5th of 14 Teams 298-287 -- 585 (+17)Feb. 23-24 Islander Classic T1st of 16 Teams 307-306 -- 613 (+37)March 13-15 3M Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate 8th of 13 Teams 313-296-299 -- 908 (+56)March 30-31 HBU Husky Invitational 2nd of 12 Teams 297-302-307 -- 906 (+42)April 6-7 Wyoming Cowgirl Classic 3rd of 22 Teams 302-301-296 -- 899 (+35)April 13-15 Southland Conference Championship 1st of 8 Teams 307-296-289 -- 892 (+28)May 7-9 NCAA San Antonio Regional 16th of 18 Teams 305-299-310 -- 914 (+50)

Individual Statistics2014-15 SeasonPlayer Events Rds Strokes Avg. Lowest Round Best FinishWenny Chang 11 31 2310 74.5 67 - NM State Aggie Invitational T1 - Southland Conference Championship Bertille Dupont 10 28 2200 78.6 70 - Delta Gamma Challenge T13 - Delta Gamma ChallengeKelly Erasmus 11 31 2354 75.9 69 - Mason Rudolph Championships T1 - Islander ClassicOlivia Le Roux 3 9 697 77.4 70 - NM State Aggie Invitational T38 - FedEx Memphis IntercollegiateNghi Ngo 11 31 2352 75.9 70 - FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate T8 - Southland Conference ChampionshipTaylor Stockton 11 31 2354 75.9 69 - FedEx Memphis Intercollegiate 7 - Southland Conference Championship

2014 Fall Tournament ResultsFedEx Memphis Intercollegiate

Sept. 8-9, 2014 • Memphis, Tenn.Ridgeway Country Club (Par-71 • 6,105 yards)

Lamar - 4th of 12 TeamsT8 Wenny Chang 75-73-70 -- 218 (+5) 13 Taylor Stockton 75-75-69 -- 219 (+6)T17 Nghi Ngo 79-70-74 -- 223 (+10)24 Kelly Erasmus 73-75-80 -- 228 (+15)60 Bertille Dupont 79-80-81 -- 240 (+27)T38 Olivia Le Roux* 80-77-78 -- 235 (+22)Totals 302-293-293 -- 888 (+36)Winner: Middle Tennessee 291-289-290 -- 870 (+18)* Competed as individual

Mason Rudolph ChampionshipsSept. 19-21, 2014 • Franklin, Tenn.

Vanderbilt’s Legends Club South (Par-72 • 6,276 yards)Lamar - 8th of 15 TeamsT14 Kelly Erasmus 78-69-74 -- 221 (+5)T45 Nghi Ngo 73-76-79 -- 228 (+12)T45 Taylor Stockton 78-76-74 -- 228 (+12)T51 Wenny Chang 82-72-76 -- 230 (+14)T58 Olivia Le Roux 78-75-80 -- 233 (+17)Totals 307-292-303 -- 902 (+38)Winner: Vanderbilt 288-283-293 -- 864 (E)

Golfweek Conference ChallengeSept. 22-24, 2014 • Wolcott, Colo.

Red Sky Golf Club (Par-72 • 6,262 yards)Lamar - 1th of 16 TeamsT31 Kelly Erasmus 75-77-76 -- 228 (+12)T35 Wenny Chang 73-77-79 -- 229 (+13)T46 Taylor Stockton 79-77-76 -- 232 (+16)T71 Nghi Ngo 79-81-79 -- 239 (+23)82 Bertille Dupont 86-85-82 -- 253 (+37)Totals 306-312-310 -- 928 (+64)Winner: Pepperdine 284-298-280 -- 862 (-2)

New Mexico State Aggie Invitational Oct. 6-8, 2014 • Las Cruces, N.M.

University Golf Course (Par-72 • 6,258 yards)Lamar - 8th of 14 TeamsT16 Wenny Chang 78-73-67 -- 218 (+2)T23 Kelly Erasmus 73-72-75 -- 220 (+4)T23 Taylor Stockton 74-76-70 -- 220 (+4)T49 Nghi Ngo 77-79-72 (-- 228 (+12)T51 Olivia Le Roux 80-79-70 -- 229 (+13)T51 Bertille Dupont* 72-80-77 -- 229 (+13)Totals 302-300-279 -- 881 (+17)Winner: Idaho 284-287-279--850 (-14)*Competed as individual



Delta Gamma Challenge Feb. 15-16, 2015 • New Braunfels, Texas

Landa Park Golf Club (Par-71 • 6,006 yards)Lamar University - T5th of 14 TeamsT9 Wenny Chang 73-70 --143 (+1)T13 Bertille Dupont 74-70 -- 144 (+2)T24 Kelly Erasmus 73-74 -- 147 (+5)T43 Nghi Ngo 79-73 -- 152 (+10)T43 Taylor Stockton 78-74 -- 152 (+10) Totals 198-187 -- 585 (+17)Winner: Arkansas-Little Rock 288-287 -- 575 (+7)

Ialander Classic Feb. 23-24, 2015 • Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi Country Club (Par-72 • 6,093 yards)Lamar University - T1st of 16 TeamsT1 Kelly Erasmus 76-75 -- 151 (+7)T9 Wenny Chang 77-76 -- 153 (+9)T14 Nghi Ngo 76-79 -- 155 (+11)T23 Taylor Stockton 78-79 -- 157 (+13)T27 Bertille Dupont 82-76 -- 158 (+14)Totals 307-306 -- 613 (+37)Co-Champs: Lamar University 307-306 --613 (+37)Central Arkansas 312-301 -- 613 (+37)

3M Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate March 13-15, 2015 • Augusta, Ga.

Forest Hills Golf Club (Par-71 • 6,085 yards)Lamar University - 8th of 13 TeamsT18 Wenny Chang 77-76-71 -- 224 (+11)T23 Nghi Ngo 77-73-75 -- 225 (+12)T35 Bertille Dupont 80-75-75 -- 230 (+17)T43 Taylor Stockton 79-72-80 -- 231 (+18)T52 Kelly Erasmus 80-77-78 -- 235 (+22)Totals 313-296-299 -- 908 (+56)Winner: Coastal Carolina 298-281-288 -- 867 (+15)

HBU Husky Invitational March 30-31, 2015 • Sugar Land, Texas

Riverbend Country Club (Par-72 • 6,084 yards)Lamar University - 2nd of 12 TeamsT2 Wenny Chang 71-76-75 -- 222 (+6)T12 Nghi Ngo 73-81-75 -- 229 (+13)T14 Taylor Stockton 75-75-82 -- 232 (+16)T23 Bertille Dupont 78-76-82 -- 236 (+20)T27 Kelly Erasmus 87-75-75 -- 237 (+21)Totals 297-302-307 -- 906 (+42)Winner: Lynn 306-299-294 -- 899 (+35)

Wyoming Cowgirl ClassicApril 6-7, 2015 • Maricopa, Ariz.

Southern Dunes Golf Club (Par-72 • 6,184 yards)Lamar University - 3rd of 22 Teams2 Wenny Chang 76-71-71 -- 218 (+2)T19 Nghi Ngo 74-76-74 -- 224 (+8)T40 Kelly Erasmus 78-76-75 -- 229 (+13)T56 Taylor Stockton 74-79-79 -- 232 (+16)T71 Bertille Dupont 82-78-76 -- 236 (+20)Totals 302-301-296 -- 899 (+35)Winner: Nevada 294-300-294 -- 888 (+24)

Southland Conference ChampionshipsApril 13-15, 2015 • McKinney, Texas

Stonebridge Ranch Country Club (Par-72 • 6,262 yards)Lamar University - 1st of 8 TeamsT1 Wenny Chang 77-74-69 -- 220 (+4)T4 Kelly Erasmus 78-73-72 -- 223 (+7)7 Taylor Stockton 75-75-75 -- 225 (+9)T8 Nghi Ngo 80-74-73 -- 227 (+11)T24 Bertille Dupont 77-82-76 -- 235 (+19)Totals 307-296-289 -- 892 (+28)Winner: Lamar University 307-296-289 -- 892 (+28)

NCAA San Antonio RegionalMay 7-9, 2015 • San Antonio, Texas

Briggs Ranch Golf Course (Par-72 • 6,350 yards)Lamar University - 16th of 18 TeamsT54 Nghi Ngo 71-75-76 -- 222 (+6)T68 Taylor Stockton 76-74-76 -- 226 (+10)T85 Wenny Chang 82-75-78 -- 235 (+19)T85 Kelly Erasmus 80-75-80 -- 235 (+19)90 Bertille Dupont 78-80-81 -- 239 (+23)Totals 305-299-310 -- 914 (+50)Winner: Baylor 280-281-281 -- 842 (-22)

2015 Spring Tournment Results



AIAW1981

University of Georgia Golf Course -- Athens, Ga.Lamar University 335-315-307=957 (LU did not make final round cut)

Individual T31. Lynn Cooke 331 T50. Dawn Coe 314 Lori Brock 245 Patty Grant 247 Alison Norman 249Team Champion: Florida State - 1,220Individual Champion: Terri Moody, Georgia - 296

Note: LU also had AIAW tournament appearances in 1977, 78, 79, and 80.

NCAA Championships1983

University of Georgia Golf Course -- Athens, Ga.

7. Lamar University - 1,226Individual

11. Dawn Coe 299 T26. Lori Brock 306 T41. Elizabeth Glass 311 Patty Grant 311 T85 Jackie Harlan 326Team Champion: TCU - 1,193Individual Champion: Penny Hammel, Miami - 284

1984Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club -- Tarpon Springs, Fla.

Individual 94. Lori Brock 83-75-79-92 – 339

1987South University Golf Course -- Albuquerque, N.M.

IndividualT41. Jennifer Wyatt 73-77-75-78–303

1989Stanford Golf CoursePalo Alto, Calif.

Individual T75. Elsabe Hefer 81-83-79-78–321

1991Ohio State Scarlet Course -- Columbus, Ohio8. Lamar University - 1,233

Individual T21. Katharina Larsson 303 T26. Louisa Bergsma 306 T40. Kim Brozer 310 T69. Elsabe Hefer 318 T76. Lara Rose 322Team Champion: UCLA - 1,197 (Won Playoff)

1992Karsten Golf Course (Arizona State) -- Tempe, Ariz.

Individual T37. Louisa Bergsma 74-77-76-76-303

1994The Oregon Golf Club -- Eugene, Oregon

Individual T91. Andrea Dobson 81-83-82-85=331

NCAA Regionals1993

Randolph North Golf Course -- Tucson, Ariz.18. Lamar University 934

Individual T51. Louisa Bergsma 224 T67 Karen Saevarsdottir 229 93. Andrea Dobson 237 100. Melissa Isham 247 101. Alison Kirkpartick 248Team Champion: Arizona State - 851Individual Champion: Linda Ericsson, ASU - 208

1994University of New Mexico Championship Course -- Albuquerque, N.M.

Individuals 12 Andrea Dobson 72-73-75–220 T89 Karen Saevarsdottir 81-77-82–240

1995Randolph North Golf Course -- Tucson, Ariz.16. Lamar University - 926

Individual T18 Andrea Dobson 224 T66 Bresha Marshall 235 T73 Shirin Hornecker 236 T86 Karen Saevarsdottir 241 T89 Janean Barrett 243Team Champion: Arizona - 899

2013Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club -- Norman, Okla.21. Lamar University- 926Individual T42 Julie Aime 223 T81 Katelyn McDougal 230 T103 Nghi Ngo 236 108 Taylor Stockton 237 125 Lauren Van Gerven 260

2014Karsten Creek Country Club -- Stillwater, Okla.21. Lamar University - 944Individual T66 Kelly Erasmus 233 T73 Taylor Stockton 234 T84 Wenny Chang 236 T107 Bertille Dupont 247

2015Briggs Ranch Golf Course -- San Antonio, Texas16. Lamar University - 914Individual T54 Nghi Ngo 222 T68 Taylor Stockton 226 T85 Wenny Chang 235 T85 Kelly Erasmus 235 90 Bertille Dupont 239

Postseason History



Conference ChampionshipsYear Affiliation Medalist1993 Sun Belt Louisa Bergsma1994 Sun Belt Bresha Marshall1995 Sun Belt Andrea Dobson1996 Sun Belt Shirin Hornecker2003 Southland 2005 Southland Hillary Zeigler2006 Southland Therese Nilsson2011* Southland Stine Pedersen2013 Southland 2015 Southland Wenny Chang

*-Lamar did not win team title Hillary Zeigler (L) and Therese Nilsson (R) won back-to-back South-land Conference titles in 2005 & 2006 respectively.

Lady Cardinal InvitationalYear Team Champion Scores1981 Southern Methodist 300-304-297–9011982 Texas Christian 299-311-300–9101983 Texas Christian 302-155-294–751 1984 Tulsa UnavailableSpr. 1985 Houston Baptist 317-323-311–951Fall 1985 Louisiana State 297-300–5971986 Southern Methodist 304-313-306–9231987 Louisiana State 302-309-321–9321988 Texas Christian 297-306-301–9041989 Texas Christian 305-302-312–9191990 Lamar 317-306-304–9271991 Oklahoma State 299-296-302–8971992 Lamar 314-312-317–9431993 Lamar 319-306-308–9331994 Tournament Cancelled-Inclement weather conditions1995 Oregon State 318-313-310–9411996 Oregon 310-305-313–928 1997 Tournament not held due to scheduling conflict1998 Lamar 319-326–6451999 Nevada 314-324-325–9632000 Sam Houston State 334-313-307–9542001 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 321-303-308–932 2002 Lamar 338–3382003 Tournament not held due to scheduling conflict2004 Tournament not held due to scheduling conflictSpr. 2005 Lamar 306-314–620Fall 2005 Lamar 303-308-308–919

Year Individual Champion Scores1981 Stephanie Farwig, Houston Baptist 76-75-73–224 1982 Sherri Steinhauer, Texas 75-70-77–222 1983 Barb Thomas, Tulsa 72-38-72–182 1984 Kim Gardner, Tulsa Unavailable Spr. 1985 Yokko Ito, Oklahoma State 75-78-78–231 Fall 1985 Jenny Lidback, Louisiana State 75-71–1461986 Aubrey Bendick, Oklahoma 74-79-70–2231987 Summer Lee, North Texas 71-74-79–2241988 Chris Miller, Texas Christian 72-74-74–2201989 Tricia Allen, Texas Christian 75-71-78–2241990 Louisa Bergsma, Lamar 77-77-74–2281991 Stephanie Martin, Oklahoma State 76-73-73–2281992 Louisa Bergsma, Lamar 75-72-77–2241993 Andrea Dobson, Lamar 81-74-76–2311994 Tournament cancelled-Inclement weather conditions1995 Laura Rolf, North Texas 78-74-73–2251996 Mary Coleman Hornsby, Baylor 73-75-76–2241997 Tournament not held due to scheduling conflicts 1998 Catrin Joyce, Lamar 77-78–1551999 Angie Yoon, Nevada 78-78-79–2352000 Alessandra Perez, A&M-Corpus Christi 79-76-73–2282001 Randi Gauthier, North Texas 79-72-75–2262002 Tessie Simar, McNeese State 75–752003 Tournament not held due to scheduling conflict2004 Tournament not held due to scheduling conflictSpr. 2005 Casey Cain, Lamar 74-75–149Fall 2005 Jessica Garza, Centenary 73-74-77–224



All-America1983 Dawn Coe 1984 Lori Brock1987 !Jennifer Wyatt1989 $Elsabe Hefer 1993 !Louisa Bergsma!-honorable mention $-second team

Academic All-America1985 Manon Larose Leslie Price1986 Gail Anderson Leslie Price1987 Andrea Brown Allyson Saunders1989 Andrea Brown Elsabe Hefer Cynthia Ho1990 Kim Brozer Elsabe Hefer Cynthia Ho1991 Kim Brozer Elsabe Hefer1998 Kelli Edinger

CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI

2005 Casey Cain

All-Sun Belt Conference1992 Louisa Bergsma—First Team Katharina Larson—First Team Kim Broser—First Team1993 Louisa Bergsma—First Team Andrea Dobson—First Team Karen Saevarsdottir—First Team1994 Andrea Dobson—First Team Melissa Isham—First Team Bresha Marshall,—First Team Karen Saevarsdottir—First Team1995 Andrea Dobson—First Team Shirin Hornecker—First Team Bresha Marshall—First Team1996 Shirin Hornecker—First Team Karen Saevarsdottir—First Team Lotte Moeller—First Team1997 Lotte Moeller—First Team1998 Kristen Berney—First Team

Academic All-Sun Belt Conference1990 Kim Brozer Cece Garbade Elsabe Hefer Cynthia Ho Michelle Singleton1991 Louisa Bergsma Kim Brozer Elsabe Hefer

Honors and Awards Katharina Larsson Madeleine Nystrom Michelle Singleton Rachel Tarpley1992 Kim Brozer Katharina Larsson Rachel Tarpley1993 Louisa Bergsma Melissa Isham1994 Melissa Isham Allison Kirkpatrick Kelly Kirkpatrick1995 Kelly Kirkpatrick1996 Janean Barrett Kelly Kirkpatrick1997 Janean Barrett Kelli Edinger Leah Grigsby Lotte Moeller

All-Southland Conference2002 Catrin Joyce—1st Team Casey Cain—2nd Team Helen Kunick—2nd Team2003 Casey Cain—1st Team Tanya Niblett—2nd Team2004 Casey Cain—1st Team Nicole Nall—3rd Team2005 Casey Cain—1st Team Hillary Zeigler—1st Team Christa Gunn—2nd Team2006 Therese Nilsson—1st Team Hillary Zeigler—2nd Team2007 Therese Nilsson—1st Team Hillary Zeigler—2nd Team Linda Persson—2nd Team2008 Therese Nilsson—1st Team Hillary Zeigler—1st Team Linda Persson—2nd Team2009 Therese Nilsson—1st Team Channing Norton—2nd Team2010 Linda Persson—2nd Team2011 Stine Pedersen—1st Team Julie Aime—2nd Team2012 Julie Aime—2nd Team2013 Julie Aime—1st Team Nghi Ngo—1st Team 2014 Wenny Chang—1st Team Taylor Stockton—1st Team Nghi Ngo—2nd Team Bertille Dupont—2nd Team2015 Wenny Chang—1st Team Kelly Erasmus—1st Team Taylor Stockton—2nd Team

Academic All-Southland Conference2004 Casey Cain2005 Casey Cain

2007 Therese Nilsson Hillary Zeigler2008 Therese Nilsson Hillary Zeigler2009 Therese Nilsson Channing Norton2011 Stine Pedersen2013 Julie Aime Nghi Ngo2014 Taylor Stockton2015 Taylor Stockton Kelly Erasmus Bertille Dupont

Golfer of the Year2015 Wenny Chang—Southland

Student-Athlete of the Year2004 Casey Cain—Southland2005 Casey Cain—Southland2009 Therese Nilsson—Southland2011 Stine Pedersen—Southland

Player of the Year2009 Therese Nilsson—Southland

Freshman of the Year2005 Hillary Zeigler—Southland2006 Therese Nilsson—Southland2007 Linda Persson—Southland2014 Wenny Chang—Southland

Newcomer of the Year2003 Christina Gushanas—Southland2005 Christa Gunn—Southland

Coaching HonorsNational Coach of the Year

1991 Pat ParkWest Region Coach of the Year

1991 Pat ParkSun Belt Conference Coach of the Year1994 Laura Myers1996 Laura MyersSouthland Conference Coach of the Year

2003 Brad McMakin2005 Brian White2013 Brian White2014 Brian White

Babe Zaharias/John Gray Award1980 Lynne Cooke1990 Elsabe Hefer1992 Louisa Bergsma1996 Janean Barrett2003 Tanya Niblett2004 Casey Cain



Lamar University women’s golf is rich in tradition and prestige due to several prominent players in the professional golfing ranks. The first star, Clifford Ann Creed, pioneered women’s golf at LU and went on to receive her LPGA card in 1962. On January, 26, 1991, Creed was inducted into the Cardinal Hall of Honor. She was made a member of the National Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame two years prior and is a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Creed won 11 professional events and was fourth on the LPGA money list in 1962. She was the Western Open Champion, a six-time winner of the Louisiana State Open and a member of the Curtis Cup team. Dawn Coe-Jones, a 1983 All-American for LU, won her third career LPGA event in 1995 en route to finishing among the top 25 money winners for the seventh-straight year. Coe-Jones was also elected to the Cardinal Hall of Honor in Oct., 1995. She is a 1997 inductee in the National Golf Coaches Association Collegiate Hall of Fame. Two other former Lady Cardinals who enjoyed professional careers are Jennifer Wyatt and Gail Anderson Graham. Wyatt won an LPGA event in 1992 and Graham collected her first victory in 1995 at the Fieldcrest Canon Classic. Graham was inducted into the Cardinal Hall of Honor on Feb. 25, 2000. Other LU golfers who have played professionally include Lori Brock, Patty Grant, Lynn Cooke Parker and Dawn Kortage. Coe-Jones led Lamar to the 1983 NCAA Championships where the Lady Cardinals finished seventh as a team. Coe-Jones finished 11th individually, the highest finisher ever for a Lady Cardinal golfer. After sending individuals to the NCAA Championships in 1984 (Lori Brock - 94th place), 1987 (Jennifer Wyatt - T41) and 1989 (Elsabe Hefer - T75), Lamar again competed as a team in 1991. Pat Park, who was instrumental in the building of the LU golf program, was named the 1991 National Coach of the Year and West Region Coach of the Year. LU once again made a solid showing as it took eighth place. Katharina Larsson (T21) and Louisa Bergsma (T26) both posted top 30 finishes for the Lady Cardinals. Bergsma returned to the NCAA Championships in 1992 as an individu-

al and tied for 37th. Bergsma now serves as the Direc-tor of Operations for the Southern Texas PGA, which is locat-ed at Cypresswood Golf Club in Spring, Texas. She was part of the 2006 Cardinal Hall of Honor Induction class. For the first time in 1993, LU was able to compete for a conference championship as the Sun Belt Confer-ence sponsored women’s golf. Lamar dominated the tournament in 1993, winning the team title by 29 strokes behind a medalist performance from Bergsma.

LU was awarded a trip to the 1993 NCAA Regionals and placed 18th as a team. Bergsma was Lamar’s top finisher, tying for 51st place. In 1994, LU was even more impressive at the SBC Tournament, winning by 40 shots. Bresha Marshall took home the individual title on her way to being named All-SBC. She was joined on the all-conference team by Andrea Dobson,

Melissa Isham and Karen Saevarsdottir. Laura Myers also picked up SBC Coach of the Year honors. Dob-son and Sae-varsdottir each played in the 1994 NCAA Regionals, with Dobson finishing 12th and moving on to the NCAA Cham-pionships where she tied for 91st. LU made it three Sun Belt titles in a row in 1995 with a 25-stroke victory. Dobson took home individual medalist honors for LU, and was named All-SBC for the third straight year. Shirin Hornecker and Marshall were also named to the all-conference squad. The Lady Cardinals would win their final SBC title in 1996 as Hornecker won individual medalist honors. Hornecker, Saevarsdottir and Lotte Moeller were named All-SBC, and Myers picked up her second Coach of the Year honor. After leaving the Sun Belt and joining the Southland Conference, LU competed for a team title in 2002. While the Lady Cardinals did not win the championship that first year, Catrin Joyce (1st Team), Casey Cain (2nd Team) and Helen Kunick (2nd Team) were all recognized by the league’s coaches. LU did pick up a team title in 2003 as Brad McMakin was named SLC Coach of the Year and Cain was named first-team All-SLC. SLC Freshman of the Year Hillary Zeigler won individual medalist honors at the 2005 conference tournament as Lamar won its second Southland title. Brian White was named the SLC Coach of the Year, and Cain was named first-team all-conference for the third straight season. LU would defend its crown in 2006 as yet another freshman would win individual medalist honors at the SLC Championships. This time it was Therese Nilsson who would pick up the victory for Lamar on her way to being named freshman of the year and first-team all-conference. Nilsson would complete her four-year career in 2009 as the only South-land Conference player to be named first-team all-conference four times. LU just missed out on winning four straight conference titles as the Lady Cardinals finished second at the SLC Tournament in both 2007 and 2008. Senior Stine Pedersen became the third Lady Cardinal to win individual medalist honors at the Southland Conference Championships as she won a sud-den-death playoff on the third hole in 2011. LU placed second at the tournament, with Pedersen being named first-team all-conference and Julie Aime taking home second-team honors. Aime became a three-time All-SLC selection as she guided Lamar back to a Southland Conference title in 2013. The Lady Cardinals entered the final round of the championships down four strokes but battled back to take the title behind the play of Aime, and fellow first-team all-conference selection Nghi Ngo. LU advanced to the NCAA Central Regional where they recorded a 22nd-place finish.

Louisa Bergsma

Dawn Coe-Jones

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2015-16 Women’s Golf Schedule

Fall 2015Sept. 21-23 Golfweek Conference Challenge Vail, Colo.Sept. 28-29 Bob Hurley ORU Shootout Tulsa, Okla.Oct. 5-6 Bearkat Women’s Invitational Huntsville, TexasOct. 19-20 Fred Marx Invitational Calhoun, La.Nov. 2-3 UAB Fall Beach Blast Gulf Shores, Ala.

Spring 2016Feb. 22-23 Islander Classic Corpus Christi, TexasMarch 7-9 UTRGV Classic McAllen, TexasMarch 14-15 Bulldog Invitational Mount Pleasant, S.C.March 16 Cardinal Challenge Fort Worth, TexasMarch 28-29 HBU Husky Invitational Missouri City, TexasApril 5 vs. Stephen F. Austin Lufkin, TexasApril 11-13 Southland Conference Championship McKinney, Texas

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